Chagai vs Maldives: Rural population, per square kilometre

Chagai
565.78 units per square kilometre
in 2021
Maldives
1,032 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Chagai rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Chagai
  • Maldives
2004006008001.0k196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1,032 units per square kilometre against 565.78 units per square kilometre in Chagai, a difference of 466.22 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.8 times Chagai's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chagai ahead.

Chagai ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 3 regions.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chagai averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chagai Maldives Difference Ahead
1960s 370.05 units per square kilometre 311.24 units per square kilometre 58.81 units per square kilometre Chagai
1970s 428.23 units per square kilometre 390.52 units per square kilometre 37.71 units per square kilometre Chagai
1980s 466.98 units per square kilometre 472.73 units per square kilometre 5.75 units per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 508.6 units per square kilometre 623.92 units per square kilometre 115.32 units per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 531.12 units per square kilometre 690.75 units per square kilometre 159.63 units per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 553.44 units per square kilometre 866.23 units per square kilometre 312.79 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 564.88 units per square kilometre 1,009 units per square kilometre 443.69 units per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Chagai or Maldives?
Maldives, at 1,032 units per square kilometre against 565.78 units per square kilometre in Chagai as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Chagai and Maldives?
466.22 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chagai and Maldives?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
How do Chagai and Maldives rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Chagai ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 3 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.